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A BC commercial tenant wants to assign its lease to a buyer of its business. What generally governs whether the landlord's consent is needed?

Correct Answer

C) Whatever the lease's assignment clause provides

BC's Commercial Tenancy Act has no general rule on assigning commercial leases, so the lease's assignment clause controls. A rule that consent cannot be unreasonably withheld comes from Ontario legislation, not BC; in BC it applies only if the lease says so.

Answer Options
A
A statutory rule that consent cannot be unreasonably withheld
B
A statutory right to assign freely without consent
C
Whatever the lease's assignment clause provides
D
Approval of the assignment from the provincial government

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